The Mental Capacity Bill's Third Reading debate in the House
of Lords Thursday 24th March 2005.
ALERT says: "Less than a week later
than the U.S. Congress has intervened to try to save the life
of Terri Schiavo, whose husband has ordered her feeding tube
to be removed, our own Parliament is legislating to give people
with 'lasting power of attorney' the option of making helpless
relatives die for lack of water.
"Earl Howe's Amendment No 38 to the
Mental Capacity Bill aims to prevent this.
It deserves everyone's hearty
support."
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